A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, "sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community"—and that efforts "dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent"—drew ...
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Oct 6, 2022
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As Meta (formerly Facebook) expands access to its virtual reality (VR) platform, disturbing accounts of women being sexually assaulted and harassed in its metaverse are also racking up.
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Jul 22, 2022
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Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows.
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Jul 6, 2022
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When a sexual assault survivor tells their story to a journalist, they may have any number of reasons for doing so, but almost certainly not because that reporter would be required to pass the information on to university ...
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Jun 8, 2022
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When DNA evidence is available that matches the suspects in sexual assault cases, prosecutors are more likely to litigate and the odds of conviction are more than nine times greater than cases without biological evidence, ...
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Apr 7, 2022
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New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research examining "eye gaze behavior" has found that looking at people's bodies, rather than their faces, is linked with harmful attitudes towards sexual assault.
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Mar 31, 2022
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In early 2021, former high school student Chanel Contos launched a petition calling for sexual consent education to be taught earlier. The petition came about because of an Instagram Story poll she conducted, asking her followers ...
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Feb 10, 2022
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Sexual harassment is far more frequent in academic libraries than previously assumed, according to a first-of-its-kind survey published in College & Research Libraries.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Despite greater cultural awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault in recent years, many victims are reluctant to talk about what happened to them.
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Jun 28, 2021
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Contrary to portraits painted in popular media, new research involving ridesharing services shows they provide an additional level of protection for potential sexual assault victims, particularly in neighborhoods with inadequate ...
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May 24, 2021
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